Dates
Sunday 24th July 2011 at 2 p.m. to
Sunday 31st July 2011 at 4.30 p.m.

Activities

  • Daily practice of the Yoga of Vowels and of Conscious Sounds

  • Music, dance, theatre, painting, juggling, acrobatics, hand crafts, mandalas, acro yoga, pyrography, woodwork, weaving (these activities vary from year to year, depending on the groups and the children's choices)

  • Outdoor and indoor games

  • Swimming in heated pool

  • Participating in the preparation of meals, making of homemade bread and pasta

  • Experiencing Conscious Sounds in water

  • Bedtime massage (if desired by the child)

  • Possibility of sleeping in a tent, in a tepee, in a refuge near the river, in the Gazebo, and outdoors.

 

 For babies and toddlers, the presence of a parent is required. When the child is autonomous, and up to the age of three and a half, the presence of a parent is accepted. For all others, the presence of a parent is not allowed (except for multiple children of the same family, one of the children is still a baby or a toddler).

How to participate

The School of Conscious Life is part of the International Gaiayoga Foundation, a non-profit organisation that is supported by donations. The donations allow us to provide you with our services and to produce the School's teaching material.

In order to help you determine a fair and balanced amount for your donation, you will find below suggested amounts for your donation, according to the number of children from your family participating in the workshop.

Suggested donation:

  • 1 child: 250$ CAD or more
  • 2 children from the same family: 475$ CAD or more
  • 3 children from the same family: 675$ CAD or more

Your child will then have access to:

  • the workshop
  • all meals (vegetarian)
  • lodging in the dormitory
  • heated swimming pool
  • hand crafts material as well as woodwork and weaving classes

For parents accompanying their young children:

  • The first parent does not give a donation for the workshop but is asked to participate in the communal work and to contribute to the cost of food with a donation.
  • The second parent gives a donation equivalent to the participation of one child, that is 275$ CAD or more.

Please make sure you have money to make your donation preferably in cash. This request comes from our choice of using as little as possible a banking system which supports wars and human exploitation. We offer you the possibility to join us in this choice...

IMPORTANT : in the section below, after the photograph, you will find the list of personal items to bring and of information to provide.

 

Personal items to bring for 8 days

  • Sleeping bag (for children who pee in bed, bring a mattress protector and a few extra sheets)
  • Pillow case
  • Toilet bag or plastic bag with biodegradable soap and shampoo, toothbrush and toothpaste, comb or hairbrush.
  • Crème solaire hydrofuge naturelle
  • Waterproof natural sunscreen
  • Natural mosquito repellent
  • Towel for the shower and towel for the swimming pool
  • Pyjama (if desired)
  • Swimsuit
  • Enough underwear for 8 days
  • 8 pairs of socks
  • Light clothes (temperatures can go up to 30°C)
  • Warm clothes for the evening: windbreaker, long pants, sweaters
  • Raincoat and boots
  • Running shoes
  • Sandals (if desired)
  • Old blanket for outdoors (campfire)
  • Big plastic garbage bag for dirty laundry

Optional

  • Musical instruments
  • Camera
  • Books
  • Flashlight (for those who want to sleep outside)
  • Accessories for swimming-pool

Not allowed: electronic games, knives or pocket knives, candies, gum...

IMPORTANT : Envelope in the name of the child, to be given to the person in charge upon arrival, containing:

  • Medication: if the child needs to take medicine, write clearly all necessary information, including dosage.

  • Allergies: if the child is allergic to certain types of food or medicine, write clearly all necessary information.

PLEASE NOTE: you don't have to leave your child's Health Insurance Card at the School anymore, since you are now required to write the number on the registration form.

Further Practical Information

The workshop takes place at the School of Conscious Life, on the South Bank, between Drummondville and Trois-Rivières.

If you come by car, we will send you an access map by e-mail or fax.

By bus: you must go to Drummondville (or Trois-Rivières if you come from the Quebec area). Transportation between these cities and the School (30 minutes drive) is provided by a taxi from the School, for a contribution of 8$ CAD per trip for the cost of gasoline (this contribution may vary according to the price of gasoline).

For those flying in

Children travelling alone are welcomed at the airport and taken care of until their arrival at the School. If necessary, they can stay in Montreal overnight.

Important : this service must be organized in advance. Please let us know as soon as possible details of the trip (date and time of arrival and departure, name of airline, flight number).

Information and registration:
Suzanne Laurin
info@ecole-de-vie-consciente.com

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